Serie A · Sat, 22 Aug 2026 ·
Inter vs Monza — 4 - 1
San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza · Referee: Livio Marinelli, Italy
Match report
Inter beat Monza 4-1
Monza were beaten 4-1 by Inter at San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza on Saturday, 22 August 2026 in Serie A matchday 1. H. Calhanoglu (6'), P. Zielinski (48'), F. Esposito (55') and Y. Bisseck (63') scored for Inter, while G. Varela (29') found the net for Monza. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Inter had 70% of the ball and 13 shots (5 on target) against Monza’s 7 (3 on target). Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Inter) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Inter 2nd in the Serie A table on 13 points and Monza 16th on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 6'goalH. CalhanogluAssist: A. Diouf
- 29'goalG. VarelaAssist: M. Mout
- 34'yellow cardLautaro MartínezYellow Card
- 45+1'yellow cardHakan ÇalhanoğluYellow Card
- 48'goalP. ZielinskiNormal Goal
- 54'substitutionH. CalhanogluOff: P. Sucic
- 54'substitutionL. MartinezOff: A. Bonny
- 55'goalF. EspositoAssist: A. Diouf
- 63'goalY. BisseckAssist: F. Esposito
- 69'yellow cardEddy KouadioYellow Card
- 70'substitutionM. MoutOff: N. Galazzi
- 70'substitutionA. ColpaniOff: O. Forson
- 70'substitutionA. BakouneOff: P. Cutrone
- 75'substitutionM. AkanjiOff: J. Stones
- 75'substitutionA. DioufOff: Luis Henrique
- 83'substitutionP. ZielinskiOff: A. Stankovic
- 83'substitutionG. VarelaOff: J. Robinson
- 84'yellow cardLorenzo LucchesiYellow Card
- 88'substitutionL. LucchesiOff: F. Delli Carri
Lineups
Inter
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Cristian Chivu
Starting XI
- 1J. MartinezG
- 31Y. BisseckD
- 25M. AkanjiD
- 95A. BastoniD
- 17A. DioufM
- 23N. BarellaM
- 20H. CalhanogluM
- 7P. ZielinskiM
- 32F. DimarcoM
- 94F. EspositoF
- 10L. MartinezF
Substitutes
- 49I. ProvedelG
- 12R. Di GennaroG
- 46L. BovioD
- 6J. StonesD
- 28B. PavardD
- 5A. StankovicM
- 8P. SucicM
- 30Carlos AugustoD
- 9M. ThuramF
- 11Luis HenriqueF
- 14A. BonnyF
- 52J. IddrissouF
Monza
Formation 3-4-3 · Coach Ivan Juric
Starting XI
- 13S. PizzignaccoG
- 60E. KouadioD
- 3L. LucchesiD
- 44A. CarboniD
- 24A. BakouneM
- 8F. OndoaM
- 80M. MoutM
- 19S. BirindelliM
- 28A. ColpaniF
- 9G. VarelaF
- 7R. MangasF
Substitutes
- 43A. StrajnarG
- 50A. BallabioG
- 6V. AntovD
- 15F. Delli CarriD
- 23N. GalazziM
- 11O. ForsonF
- 46J. RobinsonF
- 22S. LoubaoF
- 10P. CutroneF
Match statistics
- 70%Possession30%
- 1.05Expected goals (xG)1.23
- 13Total shots7
- 5Shots on target3
- 5Shots off target3
- 3Blocked shots1
- 10Shots inside the box6
- 3Shots outside the box1
- 3Corners3
- 0Offsides8
- 5Fouls14
- 2Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves1
- 709Passes292
- 628Accurate passes232
- 89%Pass accuracy79%
- -2.45Goals prevented-2.45
Player statistics
Inter
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Josep MartínezG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 25Manuel AkanjiD | 75 | 6.9 | ||
| 31Yann BisseckD | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 95Alessandro BastoniD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Piotr ZielińskiM | 83 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 17Andy DioufM | 75 | 7.7 | 2 | |
| 20Hakan ÇalhanoğluMTop rated | 54 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 23Nicolò BarellaM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 32Federico DimarcoM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Lautaro MartínezF | 54 | 6.2 | ||
| 94Pio EspositoF | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | 1 |
| 12Raffaele Di GennaroG | – | – | ||
| 49Ivan ProvedelG | – | – | ||
| 6John StonesD | 15 | 6.7 | ||
| 28Benjamin PavardD | – | – | ||
| 30Carlos AugustoD | – | – | ||
| 46Leonardo BovioD | – | – | ||
| 5Aleksandar StankovićM | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Petar SučićM | 36 | 7.5 | ||
| 9Marcus ThuramF | – | – | ||
| 11Luís HenriqueF | 15 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Ange-Yoan BonnyF | 36 | 6.6 | ||
| 52Jamal IddrissouF | – | – |
Monza
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Semuel PizzignaccoG | 90 | 4.2 | ||
| 3Lorenzo LucchesiD | 88 | 5.9 | ||
| 44Andrea CarboniD | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 60Eddy KouadioD | 90 | 5.5 | ||
| 8Manga Foe OndoaM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Samuele BirindelliM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 24Adam BakouneM | 70 | 6.2 | ||
| 80Mathis MoutM | 70 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 7Ricardo MangasF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Gustavo VarelaF | 83 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 28Andrea ColpaniF | 70 | 6.5 | ||
| 43Aljaz StrajnarG | – | – | ||
| 50Aleksandr BallabioG | – | – | ||
| 6Valentin AntovD | – | – | ||
| 15Filippo Delli CarriD | 2 | – | ||
| 23Nicolas GalazziM | 20 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Patrick CutroneF | 20 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Omari ForsonF | 20 | 6.7 | ||
| 22Solomon LoubaoF | – | – | ||
| 46Jay RobinsonF | 11 | 6.3 |
